why submarines use nuclear power, but other sea-faring military vessels don’t.

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Realised that most modern submarines (and some aircraft carriers) use nuclear power, but destroyers and frigates don’t. I don’t imagine it’s a size thing, so I’m not sure what else it could be.

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One problem is also the number of nuke engineers that you would need to operate more reactors. It’s hard to qualify for it and even harder to make it through the schooling. It’s around a 50% drop rate. In my few years of recruiting, I managed to get maybe 7 enlisted in the nuke program.

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